Geographer Lily

Overall Human Influence Many types of human activities affect Desert biome  If you run vehicles over desert you can scar soil and it can be scared for many years  Car tracks can kill vegetation  Animals that rely on desert can be harmed

Atacama Desert Location: Northwest Chile Landscape: Dry, Mountains, sandy, rocky, some valleys Human impact: This desert has a hand sculpture (finished in 1992) which COULD lead to destrohind ecosystems

Patagoian Desert Location: Argentina and a little in Chile Landscape: 7months winter 5months summer, rocky, valleys, cliffs, streams, sandy Human Influence: Some humans have lived here mostly to herd goats and sheep. Also for oil, gas, and coal. About 5% of Argentina's population takes over 28% of the territory of the desert.

Kalahari Desert Location: Southern Africa Landscapes: Sandy, rains ( frequently in winter and little in summer ) Total= mm. per year Human Influence: Tourism can often get in the way of daily routines and animal ecosystems. In the end it only has minimal impact.

Aribian Desert Location: Egypt and Iraq Landscapes: sand dunes, some cliffs Human Impact: Humans haven't really affected this desert. Although the demand for more shopping malls around it could end up affecting the desert.

Taklamakan- Gobi Desert Location: Middle of Russia Landscapes: high mountain ranges, sandy ( partly ), mostly lowlands ( besides the mountains ) Human Influence: This area is usable for farmland. It is still affected from the Asian monsoon.

Thar Desert Location: Northwest India Landscapes: grass spots, few trees, sandy, hilly, some parts have bunches of plants Human Influence: Humans have not really affected this desert in any way.

Chihuahuan Desert Location: Southwestern U.S Landscapes: some plants, rugged ground, some hills, flat other than the few hills, very little rain fall Human Influence: Jas many human activities, tjis could potentially affect the ecosystems in the desert.

Sonoran Desert Location: Northwest Mexico and southwest U.S Landscapes: very full of plants, hills, boulders, and sand/rock mixed ground. Human Influence: There were native tribes in the pre-colonial times who lived in and around this desert. It has destroyed the desert with over harvested plants

Tanami Desert Location: Northern Australia Landscapes: very little plant life, sandy, muddy ( in some areas ), hilly ( UP AND DOWN) Human Influences: It ahs been unfavorable to humans living in these areas. But the human activities can still bring harm to the ecosystem's.

Sahara Desert Location: Sudan and Libya Landscapes: somewhat flat, has some dents in the ground, rivers, some plant life Human Impact: humans have been living in these areas for a long time. They hunt the animals which is bad for the ecosystem.

Pictures

Key to Picture above LIGHT PINK are the DESERTS

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